November’s Vicar’s Letter

In May, I chaired my first PCC in Kirkleatham and as part of that meeting, I took the opportunity to ask PCC members what their hopes for the future were. The answers included things such as greater numbers, more children and young people, opportunities to encourage each other’s spiritual growth, increased links with the community and opportunities to develop and challenge ourselves. Having been the vicar here for about 6 months, I have observed that same desires within both our congregations – these hopes are not simply held by PCC members.

If we take the time to consider our hopes for the future of our parish, we may be left wondering ‘how do we see these hopes become reality?’ In last month’s Parish News I mentioned a process that we will be using to help us think about our future and I feel that it is really important that everyone is given the opportunity to be part of this conversation. Our conversations together will be facilitated through a course called ‘Leading Your Church into Growth: Local’ that will take place in the Parish Hall.

To make sure that as many people as possible are given the opportunity to share their thoughts, each session of the course will be repeated – it will run on both a Tuesday at 7.30pm and a Thursday at 11am which will be followed by an optional lunch together. The course includes 6 sessions for the whole congregation to attend, with each session lasting approximately 1 ½ hours.

I hope that you will make it a priority to attend the following sessions in the Parish Hall: